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Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) and Silver City Watershed Keepers are looking for volunteers to help with stream restoration work along San Vicente Creek. According to a news release, “with funding from the NM Environment Department River Stewardship Program, Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) has partnered with the Town of Silver City, Stream Dynamics, [...]

The WNMU School of Business is providing free tax services for the community through VITA, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. The program is a part of Tax Help New Mexico and offers free tax preparation assistance to low-income families and individuals as well as seniors. Students work as volunteers at the WNMU site, one of [...]

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions has released seasonal adjusted unemployment rates per county across the state. Local percentage rates were reported as follows. Grant County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in December, down from 3.7 percent in November and down from 5.6 percent in the previous year. Luna County was [...]

The Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching, a leading nonprofit committed to preparing, supporting, and mentoring aspiring teachers, is accepting applications for the New Mexico Scholars program through April 1st. According to a news release, “scholars will receive extensive classroom teaching experience, instruction from award-winning New Mexico educators, job placement assistance upon graduation [...]

The Arbor Day Foundation higher education program has recently designated Western New Mexico University as an official “Tree Campus” that recognizes sustainability through the building and maintenance of university community forests. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, Western New Mexico University achieved this designation by engaging the university campus in the spirit of conservation [...]

The Gila National Forest Silver City Ranger District is planning to hand-thin 125 acres of the Burro Mountains beginning later this month as part of the Mulberry collaborative forest restoration project. According to a news release, the project area is located along the west side of Forest Ridge Road, also known as Grant County [...]

Here is a look at some local news brought to you by Silver City Radio. PNM has rolled out a New Electronic Vehicle Program as their Transportation Electrification (TEP) program gains traction, according to a recent news release. The TEP is designed to assist residential and commercial customers to overcome barriers to adopting electric [...]

Yesterday, the Grant County Prospectors hosted the annual Grant County Day with the New Mexico Legislature in the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. The day focuses on legislative issues and concerns of Grant County. In addition, members of the Prospectors, Legislators, local government officials, and community members met with the Governor to discuss Grant County [...]

The Gila National Forest, Reserve Ranger District is planning on burning the slash pile at the Reserve Community Slash Pit, weather and fire conditions permitting. According to a news release, “Following last year’s pause of prescribed fire operations, Forest Service Chief Randy Moore released the USDA Forest Service National Prescribed Fire Review on Sept. [...]